Yay! We Made It!

There's a reason why Filipinos should
rejoice. The Philippines topped last
saturday's 1-hour long lights-off
drive in terms of power savings. That
means more Pinoys were aware of the importance
of the effects of global warming worldwide.
And we Filipinos are mighty proud to have
much contributed to this awareness campaign.

But Earth Hour should not just be an annual
event but rather let us all continue on doing
our part in conserving energy and protecting
mother earth from the harshness and effetcs
of global industrialization in order for the
next generations to have a better world to
live in than what we have right now.



Record power savings for RP in Earth Hour 2009

For 60 minutes Saturday night (March 28), a recorded all-time high

of 650 cities switched off its lights for Earth Hour, placing

the Philippines as the top participant in the event,

an official of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said.

(Video courtesy: GMA7)

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines topped
last Saturday’s hour-long lights-off drive
in terms of power savings.

According to information posted in the website
wwf.org.ph, the Philippines saved 611 MWh of power
during the Earth Hour 20009, outshining the rest
of the world.





The website also disclosed that with
over 15 million Filipinos in 650 major cities
participating in the event last Mar. 26,
the Philippines edged out all other countries,
including Australia where the first Earth Hour
was conducted in 2007.

Greece placed second with 484 cities and towns
participating, followed by Australia By with 309.
The website indicated that the power conserved
by the Philippines during voluntary event was
estimated to be equal to that saved by shutting
down a dozen coal-fired power plants for an hour.

Earth Hour 2009's power savings was deemed
“at least 10 times more massive and effective”
compared to last year.

- By Katherine Adraneda
(Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)

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